At age 22, Amanda Gorman is the youngest poet to write and recite a verse at a presidential inauguration. Her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” spoke about unity, healing, grief, and hope. President Joe Biden addressed similar themes in his…
For more than 300 years, the United Kingdom has had a poet laureate. This person is an advocate for the arts and often crafts poems for national occasions. Simon Armitage was recently named the kingdom’s newest laureate. The respected poet…
One of the best ways to get writing ideas is to reimagine something that already exists. Writer Nikki Grimes has done just that with her new book. Called One Last Word, this book uses lines by poets writing during the…
Author and writing teacher William Zinsser died in 2015, but his writing advice still lives on with many famous writers. Among the advice he gave writers was to get rid of clutter in writing, to write for yourself, and to…
When writing, it is never okay to use someone else’s words and say that they’re your words. This is called plagiarism. Schools have serious penalties against plagiarism, and writers for newspapers, TV shows, and websites can also get in trouble…
A new website, called CuratedAI, is posting poetry written by machines and selected by humans. The creator of the website says it is a product of her interest in the brain and poetry. Though the machines create poetry, the creator…
A group of poets is trying to bring poetry to the masses by writing poems by request for people on the street. They hope that by treating a poem as something to be easily sold or bought, they can help…
Alice Eather is gaining attention for her slam poetry. In Australia, slam poetry is becoming a popular mode of self-expression. It is also popular among indigenous populations as a way to make their voices heard about the challenges that their…